no bait on the surface we could find, we did mark huge bait schools, deep 10 to 12 foot down over 20'
we never caught a fish shallow, all the fish came deep, pulling jigs through and around bait schools
hey Justin,
it was nice to finally meet you last night, we fished until around 1:30, and not an eye to be seen
bass were semi active for us we caught a couple decent fish, and one catfish that put up a hell of a fight, and really surprised me
I was listening to the radio and heard a song about instant gratification, it made me thank about this post
everybody wants instant success, however that's not how it works
the big thing everyone seems to miss, from all the posts, is just how much time you guys put in, and just how much work you guys do to get over the hurdle, if someone has 20, 30, 40 posts showing fish, don't think about the fish, think, man that guy is putting in the work, he's out there 20,30,40 nights
kevin and Justin and many others on this site, you guys give enough information, to take years and years off the learning curve, I know personally i'll never be able to repay Hermit for all he's taught me
I just want to say thank you all for sharing so much,
thanks buddy
the lack of fishing is not healthy, the surgeon general recommends at least 2 fishing trips a week
hope you can find some time, the lighthouse derby is next Saturday, at Meyers, you thinking about getting in
Hi Alec, how have you been buddy,
it's a blast, I haven't been out much, but getting some free time now, and loving it, hit Cayuga last weekend and picked up a couple decent lakers
thanks pro-fish, love that spot
I spend a lot of time jigging lakers on Cayuga, however there's something special about this lake, my favorite for sure
Justin, the topwater bite is a rush for sure, those drops and points on the west side are incredible
one of my favorite things to do, is sit outside the dropoff, pitch my jigs in shallow, and work the jig, over the dropoff
i'll definatly be out there this weekend,
I agree, I'm a firm believer in being on the water while it's still dark in the AM, I love watching the sun come up with a pole in one hand and a coffee in the other
my wife however, isn't getting out of bed before 7 haha, unless it's deer season,
so I get a few mornings solo, and a few night fishes in
I don't run live bait on the paddle tails, it messes up the action, I do run worms and minnows on fluke bodies, they go together like peanut butter and jelly
these fish came off a ledge at 20', normally I watch the FF like a hawk, however when the whole family is there my wife steals the bow, trolling motor and control of the boat, I'm in the back untangling lines LOL
I know trolling is a better option on otisco, however I never caught the trolling bug,
so Otisco jigging it is for me , this last weekend proved to be a good one, landed one nice walleye, and dropped another at the boat
all fish caught on 4" silver and black paddle tails
and when the walleye bite is slow, the bass will keep you busy
it's good to here someone is catching them, hope all goes well with the boat
i'm hoping to have a few fish tracked down for the salvation army derby getting close now
thanks fish on, how have you been making out? putting some big ones on the deck?
the boats been moving a lot, every time the wife has to mow...LOL
it sure did feel good to get out
well I finally got out jigging on Cayuga lake, and a humbling day it was
started up by AES, screen was blank until we got out around 140', and still no takers just lookers. finally started heading back south, had a few hits nothing serious
got to Myers at 11 dropped off one of my buddy's, had to get home or his wife would ground him,
I was surprised that there really was no boat traffic today, maybe 4 or 5 boats
headed back out and was able to get one of my buddies his first Laker he was pumped to say the least, and I was happy to slip the skunk
I do run a stinger at times, however I don't use a treble, as I like to throw them back to get bigger
trebles can be a pain to unhook, I run something similar to SK8MAN's pic, I just swap out the treble with a circle hook